An office-based serological test for detection of current Helicobacter pylori infection: Is it useful?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-88

  Mumtaz, Khalid ^a   Abid, Shahab ^a   Yakoob, Javed ^a   Abbas, Zaigham ^a   Hamid, Saeed ^a   Islam, M ^a   Shah, Hasnain A ^a   Jafri, Wasim ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; H. pylori; Infection; Office based; Test and treat; Validity

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; STOMACH; UREASE;

EID: 29344462251     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200601000-00015     Document Type: Article

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